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	<title>L I R N E . N E T &#187; LAC</title>
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		<title>DIRSI at LASA 2009</title>
		<link>http://lirne.net/2008/11/lirnenet-and-dirsi-at-lasa-2009/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2008 19:35:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ 14/10/2008; ] 
  

DIRSI network members Hernan Galperin, Roxana Barrantes and Amy Mahan (also LIRNE.NET coordinator), will participate in a panel entitled "Are new communication technologies reducing or increasing inequalities?" in the XXVIII International Congress of the Latin American Studies Association - LASA 2009 [June 11-14, 2009; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil]. "Rethinking inequalities" is the main [...]]]></description>
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		<title>From digital inclusion to social networks and virtual worlds in Brazil</title>
		<link>http://lirne.net/2008/09/from-digital-inclusion-to-social-networks-and-virtual-worlds-in-brazil/</link>
		<comments>http://lirne.net/2008/09/from-digital-inclusion-to-social-networks-and-virtual-worlds-in-brazil/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2008 12:39:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The University of Southern California (USC) Annenberg School for Communication research seminar by  Joe Straubhaar and Jeremiah Spence (both of University of Texas at Austin) is available for online viewing.
“This talk will trace the waves of thinking in Brazil about digital inclusion in terms of social thinking, policy choices, technology choices and programs, as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ECLAC studies on LAC economic growth and deceleration tendencies</title>
		<link>http://lirne.net/2008/09/eclac-studies-on-lac-economic-growth-and-deceleration-tendencies/</link>
		<comments>http://lirne.net/2008/09/eclac-studies-on-lac-economic-growth-and-deceleration-tendencies/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Sep 2008 12:51:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LIRNE</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two new resources prepared by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) explore economic growth in the Latin American and Caribbean region.
Click here for Latin America and the Caribbean: GDP growth per country (2004-2009).
Click here for Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean 2007-2008.
Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean [...]]]></description>
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		<title>LIRNE at LACNIC regional consulation</title>
		<link>http://lirne.net/2008/08/lirne-at-lacnic-regional-consulation/</link>
		<comments>http://lirne.net/2008/08/lirne-at-lacnic-regional-consulation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 19:28:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LIRNE</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ 19/08/2008 to 20/08/2008. ] LIRNE Coordinator, Amy Mahan and Bruce Girard, Director of Comunica, are participating in the LACNIC Consultation Meeting, being held in Montevideo on 19 -20 August 19.

LACNIC is summoning a consultation meeting with the aim of informing the actors of the regional Internet community (governments, civil society organization, business chambers and associations, academic networks) its activities, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Comunica at Congreso Comunicación y Transmisión Digital</title>
		<link>http://lirne.net/2008/06/comunica-congreso-june/</link>
		<comments>http://lirne.net/2008/06/comunica-congreso-june/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jun 2008 17:46:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LIRNE</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ 16/06/2008 to 19/06/2008. ] Bruce Girard, director of Comunica, will participate in a panel entitled, “New digital scenes: Real support to the development, the education and the professional update?” at the Congreso Comunicación y Transmisión Digital (Digital Communication and Broadcasting Congress) in San Jose, Costa Rica.

Click here to go to the conference website, or here for the English version.

The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DIRSI presentation at CIDE</title>
		<link>http://lirne.net/2008/03/dirsi-presentation-at-cide/</link>
		<comments>http://lirne.net/2008/03/dirsi-presentation-at-cide/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Mar 2008 19:46:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LIRNE</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ 27/03/2008; 11:00 to 12:00. ] [27 March 2008] DIRSI researcher, Judith Mariscal, will present "Oportunidades Móviles: pobreza y acceso telefónico" at the Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas (CIDE) - where she is also Director of the Programa de Investigación en Telecomunicaciones y Tecnologías. The presentation will take place at 11am in the Sala de Seminarios, in the Santa Fe [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mobile Benchmark Studies in South Asia and Latin America</title>
		<link>http://lirne.net/2008/03/mobile-benchmark-studies-in-south-asia-and-latin-america-compared/</link>
		<comments>http://lirne.net/2008/03/mobile-benchmark-studies-in-south-asia-and-latin-america-compared/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Mar 2008 14:28:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LIRNE</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this post, Tahani Iqbal and Nirmali Sivapragasam of LIRNEasia compare recent mobile benchmark studies undertaken in Asia and Latin American and the Caribbean.
The findings from LIRNEasia&#8217;s recent comparative study of price and affordability in eight South Asian countries &#8211; Mobile Benchmarks South Asia, March 2008 &#8211; indicate that Bangladesh has the lowest average monthly [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Comunica at the Global Forum for Media Development</title>
		<link>http://lirne.net/2008/03/comunica-at-the-global-forum-for-media-development/</link>
		<comments>http://lirne.net/2008/03/comunica-at-the-global-forum-for-media-development/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2008 14:02:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LIRNE</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ 13/03/2008 to 14/03/2008. ] [13-14 March] Bruce Girard, Director of Comunica will present a paper on "Broadcasting Policy Exchange: A platform for knowledge sharing, networking and mutual advice on good practice in broadcasting policy, law and regulation" at the Foro Regional para el Desarrollo de Medios, Capítulo Latinoamérica (Global Forum for Media Development, Latin American Chapter). The event will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DIRSI Stakeholders&#8217; Meeting &#8211; Trinidad &amp; Tobago</title>
		<link>http://lirne.net/2008/01/dirsi-stakeholders-meeting-trinidad-tobago-2/</link>
		<comments>http://lirne.net/2008/01/dirsi-stakeholders-meeting-trinidad-tobago-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jan 2008 00:27:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LIRNE</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ 04/03/2008; ] [4 March 2008] Kim Mallieu of the Regional Dialogue on the Information Society (DIRSI) will facilitate a DIRSI Stakeholder Meeting in Trinidad and Tobago, and will present and lead discussion on "DIRSI: Regional Telecommunications Policy and Regulatory Research Collaborative." The main objectives of this meeting are:

	Information dissemination on regional research relating to telecommunications policy and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DIRSI at Launch Meeting for LAC GAID</title>
		<link>http://lirne.net/2008/01/dirsi-at-launch-meeting-for-lac-gaid/</link>
		<comments>http://lirne.net/2008/01/dirsi-at-launch-meeting-for-lac-gaid/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jan 2008 20:11:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LIRNE</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ 04/02/2008 to 05/02/2008. ] [4-5 February 2008] The Regional Dialogue on the Information Society for Latin America and the Caribbean (DIRSI) is organising a session entitled "Regional Issues relating to National ICT Policies and Strategies for Achieving the MDGs" for the Launch Seminar of the Latin America and Caribbean Regional Network of the Global Alliance for ICT and Development [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DIRSI at II Conferencia Ministerial sobre la Sociedad de la Información eLAC2007</title>
		<link>http://lirne.net/2008/01/dirsi-at-ii-conferencia-ministerial-sobre-la-sociedad-de-la-informacion-elac2007/</link>
		<comments>http://lirne.net/2008/01/dirsi-at-ii-conferencia-ministerial-sobre-la-sociedad-de-la-informacion-elac2007/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jan 2008 14:12:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LIRNE</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ 06/02/2008 to 08/02/2008. ] [6-8 February 2008] The Regional Dialogue on the Information Society for Latin America and the Caribbean (DIRSI) is organising a session for the Second Ministerial Conference on the Information Society, which is meeting El Salvador. DIRSI member, Roxana Barrantes, of the Instituto de Estudios Peruanos (IEP) is the contact person for this activity.

Click here to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Third annual DIRSI young researcher competition</title>
		<link>http://lirne.net/2007/10/third-annual-dirsi-young-researcher-competition/</link>
		<comments>http://lirne.net/2007/10/third-annual-dirsi-young-researcher-competition/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Oct 2007 13:39:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LIRNE</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A key priority for Regional Dialogue on the Information Society (DIRSI) is to promote research among young academics interested in the regulatory challenges posed by the development of the Information Society and knowledge among the poor and marginalised in countries in the Latin American and Caribbean region. Each year DIRSI holds a research grant competition [...]]]></description>
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